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Department of Human Services Victoria Australia

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Chapter 1 Overview (pdf 19KB)
Chapter 2 The Legislation in Context (pdf 48KB)
Chapter 3 Regulation of Agencies under the Health Services Act (pdf 23KB)
Chapter 4 Victoria's Health System (pdf 24KB)
Chapter 5 The Health Market (pdf 13KB)
Chapter 6 Overseas Experience (pdf 29KB)
Chapter 7 The Private Patient Market (pdf 100KB)
Chapter 8 The Public Patient Market: Competition amongst Purchasers (pdf 27KB)
Chapter 9 The Public Patient Market: Competition between Providers (pdf 27KB)
Chapter 10 Primary Health and Community Support Services (pdf 25KB)
Chapter 11 Promoting Consumer Choice and Confidence (pdf 90KB)
Chapter 12 Regulation of Supported Residential Services - Protecting the Vulnerable (pdf 37KB)

The Appendices below can be downloaded as a Portable Document File (138KB)

Appendix 1 Health Services Policy Review Steering Committee
Appendix 2 List of Stakeholders Consulted
Appendix 3 Extract of risk-adjusted mortality rates for hospitals and surgeons in New York State, 1995
Appendix 4 Extract from Pennsylvania's Guide to Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery, 1994-1995
Appendix 5 Terms of Reference

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© Copyright Victorian Government Department of Human Services 1999

The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors. The paper has been prepared solely to facilitate discussion and does not represent the policy of the Victorian Government or the Department of Human Services.

This Discussion Paper was authored by:
Stephen Duckett, Principal, Casemix Consulting
Lucy Hunter, Senior Associate, Phillips Fox, Lawyers
Alan Rassaby, Principal, Phillips Fox, Lawyers
with assistance from:
Neil Henderson (consultation)
David McQueen (research)
Hal Swerissen (on Chapter 10)
Christine Hayes (consultation for Chapter 12)

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